Improvement in stock-cars



S. W. REMER.

-Cars Stock Patented May 26,1874

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SAMUEL W. REMER, OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN STOCK-CARS.`

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 151,434, dated May 26,1874 application filed i April 4, l874. v

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL 7. REMER, of Salem, Essex county,Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Railway Stock-Cars, of which the following is a specification:

The drawings accompanying this specification represent, in Figure l,side, Fig. 2 vertical and longitudinal section, Figs. 3 and 4 transversesection, Fig. 5 end elevation, Fig. 6 horizontal section ofccnter, ofcar.

In these drawings, the body of the car is shown at A as framed in anysuitable manner, the sides and ends, or one of each, being formed withtwo series of horizontal openings,

B B, provided with sliding shutters C C, which are to be closed in coldor stormy weather and opened in line weather, and provided also withswinging gratings c', &c., to prevent escape of stock when the shuttersare opened. The interior of the car is divided at about its center intotwo stories-an upper, c, and lower, 1)- by a horizontal shelforoor,D,which extends its entire length, with the exception of a smallarea or apartment, E, at the center; and the car is also dividedlongitudinally by vertical walls, as hereinafter stated, by which meanseach oor is subdivided into two compartments, b b or c c. Each apartmentb 11 or c c terminates at its inner endin doorway or passage d, which isclosed by a suitable lattice-door, and betweeny these two sets of doorsl dispose an adjustable floor or platform, F, which is disposed withinthe central apartment E, and slides vertically therein, suitableweights, cords, and pulleys being combined with it, after the manner ofwindow-sashes, by which its weight is equipoised, and it is raised orlowered with ease. This platform F is formed with a central orifice orman-hole, G,by means of which the attendant passes from one iioor to theother while the platform is lowered, should he desire to do so.Slide-doorways H H are created in the car to coincide with the centerapartment E, and these doorways are to be provided with suitable slidingdoors. Fach compartment a a or b b is provided with a trough, e, placedat inner side, as shown in the drawings, and extending, preferably', theentire length of each compartment, whilea chute or feeding-passage, f,is combined with. each trough, these chutes extending to and through thetop of the car, and serving a double purpose-that of enabling food to beprecipitated to thetrough below, if desirable, and of constitutingventilators to induce circulation of air upward from the compartments.

As a rule, the food for the swine, sheep, or other small stock which thecar is designed to transport, is to be fed to the troughs by theattendant from bags stowed in the central apartment E, but, ifdesirable, corn on the cob, or other grain, may be thrown into thechutes, and thence into the troughs from the top of the car when thelatter is in motion.

As each trough extends closely up to the apartment E the attendant ispermitted to water the stock without entering the compartmentscontaining them.

Vhen it is desired to remove the off-al, or otherwise clean thecompartments, the shutters C G are opened and the gratings c raised,which permits of the use of hose or other implements to effect suchcleaning.

As before stated, the chutes or passages f are arranged at the center ofthe car, and eX- tend Vthrough its top 5 and I arrange over them twocovers, g g, one to each end or half of the car, each cover being hinged at one end to the top or roof of the car in such manner as to beturned over upon such roof into a hori- Zontal position, and constitutea safe and convenient walk for the attendant or brakeman, which theslope or crown of the roof does not afford.

Vhen ventilation or feeding through the chutes is desired, the covers ggare to be opened, and in stormy or verysevere weather they are to beclosed.

The central space or apartment E provides a safe and convenient placefor the attendant, and from it the wants of the animals may bc attendedto without going among them. It also allows a quantity of grain or otherfood to be carried sufficient to support the stock on a long journey.

hen loading of a car of this description is to be effected, theadjustable ioor or platform F is lowered until it coincides with thecentral floor D, and the animals are then driven into the uppercompartments and the end doors or lattices closed, when the platform Fis raised to the roof of the car, and there remains until the animalsare to be let out. rlhe upper compartments a et beingiilled in thismanner, the animals are then driven into the lower compartments b b, andthe end doors of the latter closed, when the loading of the car iscompleted.

rlhe construction, arrangement, and organ ization of this car is suchthat the animals, whether hogs, sheep, or otherwise, remain in a clean,comfortable, and ventilated compartment during the entire journey.

The operation of feeding and watering them is effected in an easy andexpeditious manner, andthe cleaning of the quarters readily effected atany time without entering the car.

I claimn l. The combination, with the feedingtroughs, of the chutesleading thereto from the top of the car, serving at once to ventilatethe car, and to allow food to be supplied to the troughs from the roof,as shown and set forth.

2. In combination with the two tiers of compartments, and the centralstorage or feedingchamber, the sliding platform F within sa-id chamber,adapted to `operate as shown and set forth.

3. The combination of the passages B B, shut ters C G, and swinginggratings a', substantially as and for purposes stated.

4. The combination of the compartments a b, troughs e, and centralapartment E, whereby thewater or food may be introduced into the troughsfrom the central apartment, substantially as and for purposes set forth.

5. The combination, with the roof of the Ycar and the chutes f openingthrough it, of the covers g g, all substantially as and for pur posesset forth.

SAMUEL W. REMERe Witnesses F. CURTIS,

W. E. BoAnDnAN.

